Question

What are hydrated salts? Explain with example.

Answer 1

• Hydrated salts- The salts that are bound to water molecules are called hydrated salts.
• For example, Copper sulphate crystals contain 5 molecules of water of crystallisation in one unit
• It is written as ${\mathrm{CuSO}}_4.5{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}$ and called copper sulphate pentahydrate.